Thank you for this post and naming this vice and “sub” virtue (I didn’t know there were sub virtues!). It takes courage to study one thing deeply, chip away over time and seriously attend to one’s own questions about it, in the face of experts and under the sensed pressure of sped-up time…to let one’s own mind and spirit mull, learn, grow at the pace appropriate. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement.
I'm not a fan of digital books, the biggest reason being I don't experience the book well. My studiositas preferences seem to require a bodily experience with reading, not just a visual experience. For example, when reading and studying the Bible, I may not remember what verse a passage I am recalling is, but I often remember where it was physically on the page of my Bible. The same goes with books I am reading for more than just pleasure.
Thank you Alan, I am struck by the line, “because societies cannot build and develop and create without virtuous citizens…”. This rings true to me. Your mention of engineering makes me think of the engineering business I work at. The owner of the firm worked so hard to master his subject through the studiositas of engineering and built something that is lasting. If he had slacked off after some immediate/fast success, (the sparkle and fade I see in business all the time) or became distracted or curious about another subject or business (money, power, sex lead into the distraction trap 🪤) but instead he used temperance. What grace that virtues are virtues and hold true even in non believers.
There is a whole question of “why” and motive that comes with a whole lot more thought but it seems to me the basic principle (truth of the virtue) holds true.
Thank you for this post and naming this vice and “sub” virtue (I didn’t know there were sub virtues!). It takes courage to study one thing deeply, chip away over time and seriously attend to one’s own questions about it, in the face of experts and under the sensed pressure of sped-up time…to let one’s own mind and spirit mull, learn, grow at the pace appropriate. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement.
I'm not a fan of digital books, the biggest reason being I don't experience the book well. My studiositas preferences seem to require a bodily experience with reading, not just a visual experience. For example, when reading and studying the Bible, I may not remember what verse a passage I am recalling is, but I often remember where it was physically on the page of my Bible. The same goes with books I am reading for more than just pleasure.
Looking forward to your new book, Prof. Noble!
I do the same thing. I'm a very spatial thinker in that way.
This resonates deeply with me! Since your book won't be out for a while, can you suggest some resources on studiositas? I want to study it further. :)
I haven't read it, but a friend recommended this book to me: https://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Appetite-Theological-Paul-Griffiths/dp/0813216869/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=HWZOx&content-id=amzn1.sym.bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&pf_rd_p=bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&pf_rd_r=145-0311578-1645032&pd_rd_wg=6uFez&pd_rd_r=9cc6543a-bdc5-4417-a691-458db7a7699e&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk&fbclid=IwY2xjawHxJyJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHS3MNp1EGmEYkCQEvwrAmoFVO5cJzqxRLCkgA11XeafPh7xBNSZug6ciEA_aem_DoCiN23u_1p7t8No939u9Q
I used Josef Pieper's book The Four Cardinal Virtues and focused on the section on Temperance.
Thank you Alan, I am struck by the line, “because societies cannot build and develop and create without virtuous citizens…”. This rings true to me. Your mention of engineering makes me think of the engineering business I work at. The owner of the firm worked so hard to master his subject through the studiositas of engineering and built something that is lasting. If he had slacked off after some immediate/fast success, (the sparkle and fade I see in business all the time) or became distracted or curious about another subject or business (money, power, sex lead into the distraction trap 🪤) but instead he used temperance. What grace that virtues are virtues and hold true even in non believers.
There is a whole question of “why” and motive that comes with a whole lot more thought but it seems to me the basic principle (truth of the virtue) holds true.